{"id":368,"date":"2008-07-31T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-31T16:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2008\/07\/why-backpacking-is-fun.html"},"modified":"2008-07-31T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-31T16:27:00","slug":"why-backpacking-is-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2008\/07\/why-backpacking-is-fun.html","title":{"rendered":"Why Backpacking Is Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);\">I know. <\/span>I said there&#8217;d be no more blog posts this week, but I had to toss this one in just for fun. I took my little digital camera with me on the backpacking trip, and had the inspired idea to record a few quick video segments with it.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of them. It&#8217;s late last Friday afternoon, at the end of six hours of uphill hiking, the last two of which have been in the rain. I am wearing an army green poncho. My backpack has a trash bag over it to keep my stuff dry. I am in short sleeves because, up to this point, it has apparently been too much trouble to stop walking, remove the waterproof bag, dig into my backpack, locate a long-sleeve shirt amid all the other stuff, and then pack up again.<\/p>\n<p>Also? It&#8217;s 43 degrees outside, according to our thermometer.<\/p>\n<p>Did I mention I was soaking wet, too?<\/p>\n<p>This is one of those videos my wife sees and asks, &#8220;Um, tell me again: Why do you like backpacking so much?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/z4bfSqO5wOE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/z4bfSqO5wOE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know. 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